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First National Bank presented a $5,000 check to the Westlake City School District on Nov. 30 to support a college and career readiness software program, as well as the expansion of the high school Beekeeping Club project. FNB opened a new Westlake branch this summer and approached the school district about giving back to the community. Discussions with school administrators ... Read More »

The Herb Guild Garden Club has entered a tree in the GLOW display at the Cleveland Botanical Garden in the University Circle area. Every year area clubs are invited to decorate Christmas trees at the botanical garden to exhibit to the public during the holiday season. This year’s GLOW theme, decided by the botanical garden, is Woodland. The Herb Guild ... Read More »

On behalf of the Cleveland Lutheran High School Association, I am extremely pleased to announce that Michael Waugh has accepted our offer to become the next Principal of Lutheran West High School in Rocky River, Ohio. His philosophy of education, experience in Lutheran secondary schools in Cleveland and Milwaukee, and multiple advanced degrees distinguished Mike as our preferred candidate for ... Read More »

On October 28th, Lutheran West celebrated the 50th anniversary of Wrestling. View pictures here. Dave Ressler (Class of ’86, wrestling state qualifier, current LW faculty and current coach of 20 years) created a literal walk down memory lane for guests to reminisce. As alumni arrived, the scene was set. The main LW hallway was transformed with computer screens lining the ... Read More »

Rocky River Middle School math, science and technology teachers led 26 students on a field trip to Case Western Reserve University to learn about STEM careers and research. Math teacher Don MacDonald, seventh-grade science teacher Chandra Juhasz and technology teacher Matt England selected 26 middle school students out of more than 50 who applied for the trip through essays to ... Read More »

Two Westlake Schools’ staff members were honored by their peers with staff excellence awards at the Nov. 27 Board of Education meeting. The Excellence in Teaching award went to LaVonne Szafranski, a sixth-grade science teacher at Dover Intermediate School. The Excellence in Classified Service awards went to Judi Spitzer, a teacher assistant at Dover Elementary School. Szafranski is described by ... Read More »

St. Mary Avon’s new Teen Edge Youth Group, led by Mr. John Nunney, visited Avon Oaks the afternoon of November 21. The Youth Group, comprised of students in grades 7 and 8, did a craft and played games with the residents.  Mr. Nunney also leads a Life Teen Youth Group the first Sunday of each month for high school students. ... Read More »

College Receives Designation for Ninth Consecutive Year Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) has earned its ninth consecutive Military Friendly® School designation in recognition of its commitment to serving veterans and active military students, as well as their families. Tri-C received the honor from Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs and other publications serving the military community. The College was designated as ... Read More »

Avon Middle School was recognized by the State Board of Education with a 2016-17 Momentum Award. The Momentum Award is presented by the State Board of Education and recognizes schools for exceeding expectations in student growth for the year. Schools must earn straight A’s on all Value-Added measures on the State Report Card. The school or district must have at least ... Read More »

Two months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, a large part of the U.S. territory remains in shambles. A lack of reliable electricity, and the destruction of bridges and roads makes it difficult to shuttle supplies to much of the region. Holly Lane Elementary School in Westlake is trying to do its part by helping one of its own families ... Read More »